10 Signs Your Child Might Be Gifted: 1. He has a picture of Albert Einstein over his crib. 2. He teaches himself to read at the age of two using DVD subtitles and video games. 3. He prefers Jeopardy over Cartoons at age 4. 4. At six he has a nasty habit of correcting mom’s spelling. 5. He points out that studies show that forced napping can, in fact, be hazardous to one’s psyche! 6. He reads the dictionary for FUN! 7. He postulates the meaning of life for five hours, but cannot sit still for five minutes in order to eat! 8. He can spend hours on the internet pondering the answer to life’s questions, but he can’t figure...
I have been blogging about the Child Protection Safety Initiative Act for a few months now. It went into effect under cover of darkness and was supposedly designed to protect our children from lead poisoning which was a real concern born out of the state of toy making in China. It blossomed as UNTHINKING legislators threw law together with the intent only to make themselves look like they were actually doing something about the problem. However, instead of requiring testing from toys coming from China or other foreign countries, the law requires every product manufactured for children 12 and under to go through rigorous and expensive testing in order to be compliant. This included things that were never known to...
